17.3 Medical Care in the Emergency Department
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Fig. 17.5 Idealized layout for a trauma and treatment bay designed for contaminated patients. With
permission of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements [24]
– Survey the “cold” side of these boundaries periodically to confirm that
contamination is not spreading.
– Adjust boundaries and/or decontaminate as necessary if contamination is found
to have spread from the “hot” to the “cold” side of the boundaries.
• Ensure that all patients are decontaminated before they are released from any
“hot” area, whether for discharge or to be admitted (Fig. 17.6).
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Fig. 17.5 Idealized layout for a trauma and treatment bay designed for contaminated patients. With
permission of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements [24]
– Survey the “cold” side of these boundaries periodically to confirm that
contamination is not spreading.
– Adjust boundaries and/or decontaminate as necessary if contamination is found
to have spread from the “hot” to the “cold” side of the boundaries.
• Ensure that all patients are decontaminated before they are released from any
“hot” area, whether for discharge or to be admitted (Fig. 17.6).